Bob Beers

Comfortable with the Double Standard

Harry Reid said this about Trent Lott when Lott was forced to resign over what some called racist remarks; “He had no alternative. If you tell ethnic jokes in the backroom, it’s that much easier to say ethnic things publicly. I’ve always practiced how I play.” Well, we now know that was a lie, don't we?

The Green Party’s Path to Regression

This can be found on the Sierra Club’s website: “Calpine Corporation's Russell City Energy Center would provide 600 megawatts of electrical power for purchase by PG&E.

Indict Obama, Pelosi and Reid

70% of the American budget is based on consumer spending. The other 30% is based on production. Obama would love to wipe out that last 30% if there was any way to accomplish it without bankrupting Washington (he would lose all his presidential goodies). Currently each and every American, whether or not they are a taxpayer owes a debt of $340,000.

USO Las Vegas wish list

In the ongoing effort to bring a desperately needed USO facility to the Las Vegas airport, I have run into several people who typify the term “real American”. In spite of the incredible amount of bureaucratic stalling they have run into, both from local and national leaders, they have continued to push this effort forward. Now it looks like at the very least our efforts will create a temporary facility.

USO in Vegas…Clark County’s Shame

I received a call from Peter “Chris” Cristof, a retired Marine three-striper. The call came in on the morning of Saturday the second of January. Nearly a hundred US Marines were coming into McCarran Airport in Las Vegas. From there they were to be bussed over to 29 Palms for desert training. We’re talking Afghanistan here folks. These kids are being asked by us to face Islamic fanatics on our behalf and the State I represented can’t even be bothered to offer them a place to rest while they sit out an 18 hour wait for a bus.

A New Year

As Mallard Fillmore pointed out, 2009 was pretty much a repeat of 2008 except that this time the media were fine with it.

USO in Vegas, the Battle Continues

One of the biggest problems facing the Republican Party right now is the Tea Party movement. Very few conservative writers and commenters wish to acknowledge this, but the fact remains inviolate; without that unregulated, loosely organized association of independents and disaffected quasi-republicans, the GOP stands little chance of ever winning a single election...even with the horrendous poll numbers facing Obama. So what can the Grand Old Party do?

Getting Rid of Harry Reid

Every poll, including those requested by the Democrats, indicate that a consistent majority of Americans do not want the Reid/Obama healthcare takeover to pass. I imagine that, if a more specific poll were to be put forth, they don’t even want it to come out of committee.

A USO in Vegas? Not a chance

During the Summer of 2007, I was approached by a group of concerned veterans in regard to a problem they had run into. These men had been attempting to get approval to have a USO-style facility put into the local airport. Without such a facility, soldiers traveling through McCarran Airport have had to sleep on the floor while waiting for a connecting flight--sometimes up to 3 nights in a row. Their food costs are as high as $20 for a dinky sandwich and a small bottle of juice. The average soldier is paid roughly just a bit over minimum wage.

EcoNazis a Greater Threat than Islamic Terror

There is an old bit of prose detailing the dangers inherent in noninvolvement. It reads thusly:

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.

Obama the Puppet

A few days ago I received an anonymous email that posed several very interesting questions. After some careful editing and adding a couple thoughts of my own, here they are for your consideration:

Al Gore and The Church of Global Warming

If a teacher admits to praying, especially if it is a Christian prayer, they can lose their job in some school districts. Sarah Palin admits to consulting God in the big decisions and she is pilloried by the press. Some talking heads at MSNBC actually went ballistic over that one.

Choosing between the lesser of who cares

The US Senate, under the Teflon leadership of Harry Reid, is preparing to force us into the world of socialized medicine. Histories lessons of just how disastrous such a move can be are being ignored by the same politicians who claim they know more than we do. It seems interesting to me that these supremely wise…giants, as Henry Hyde called them, have the memory of a mayfly.

Sarah’s Gone Rogue

Sarah Palin’s book came out and she has been interviewed by several talking heads who wouldn’t have dreamed of inviting her to their show during the campaign. It seems the phrase, “Sarah Palin is going rogue,” is a favorite of the media because they can say it with that snide little smile that says, “We hate this woman and here is another chance to put her down.” What is not surprising at all is that the Republican leadership agrees.

Just Like Obama’s Dogs

This link will take you to the Open Congress website. The site is pretty good as a research tool and I have used it often in digging up information that my Washington reps would rather not tell me about.

Exercise Choice…Go To Jail

It used to be, back when the medical profession was more blue collar than boardroom, a patient could pay for whatever service they needed out of pocket…or out of produce, if money was short. After all, doctors needed to eat as much as their patients did. Now, according to the commissars in Washington, if you try to pay for a doctor’s visit out of your own pocket you have committed a felony. That’s right, under Obamacare, exercise choice…go to jail.

Vile and Hateful

A number of liberal commenters, several of them claiming to be conservative, have used rather direct language to point out that my rhetoric is hateful, vile and dangerous. One, slightly more politic than the others wrote this:

Hate Crime Law is a Crime

The President signed a bill into law just before Halloween, an appropriate date for this law. The expanded federal hate crimes law, hailed by supporters as the first major federal gay rights legislation, was added to a $680 billion defense authorization bill because if offered up on its own merits the bill would have never made it past the Senate.

How About We Bomb Mecca?

Major Malik Hassan, after being transferred from Walter Reed Hospital to Fort Hood decided to celebrate his promotion and transfer by shouting “God is great” in Arabic while gunning down a dozen of his fellow soldiers.

End of the World, Hollywood Left

Hollywood is falling all over itself rushing to both the big and the small screen depictions of what the end of the world will look like on 2012. The reason for this is a forecast based primarily on what is claimed to be the end-date of the Mayan Long Count calendar, which is presented as lasting 5,125 years and as terminating on December 21 or 23, 2012. As is typical of the Hollywood left, the hysteria is based on fantasy rather than reality, but while they’re at it why not join in?